In a 5-0 vote today, the Montebello Unified School District Board terminated controversial Chief Business Officer Ruben Rojas. The termination was a direct result of several investigative articles published by Hews Media Group-Community News. Links to the articles are below.

The vote was reported out of closed session on a motion by Board Member Hector Chacon, seconded by Edgar Cisneros.

Chacon was instrumental in leading the charge to fire Ruben Rojas.

With the firing of Rojas, sources are telling HMG-CN that the investigation is just getting started. HMG-CN will update when more information becomes available.